In the year 1941
422 Notable deaths
Alexander Vvedensky
Russian poet with formidable influence on "unofficial" and avant-garde art during and after the times of the soviet union.
Born December 6th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 20th, 1941 at 37 years old in Kazan (pleurisy).
Kuki Shūzō
Japanese philosopher.
Born February 15th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died May 6th, 1941 at 53 years old in Kyoto.
Lola Ridge
Irish-american poet (1873-1941).
Born December 12th, 1873 in Dublin.
Died May 19th, 1941 at 67 years old in Brooklyn.
David Raziel
One of the founder of irgun (1910–1941).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Smarhon.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 30 years old in Baghdad.
Alfred Hettner
German geomorphologist.
Born August 6th, 1859 in Dresden.
Died August 31st, 1941 at 82 years old in Heidelberg.
Charles Murray
American film actor of the silent era (1872-1941).
Born June 22nd, 1872 in Laurel.
Died July 29th, 1941 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Karel Hašler
Czech songwriter and actor (1879–1941).
Born October 31st, 1879 in Zlíchov. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1941 at 62 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (torture). [ref]
Otto Strandman
Estonian politician (1875–1941).
Born November 30th, 1875 in Undla Rural Municipality.
Died February 16th, 1941 at 65 years old in Kadrina (gunshot wound).
Kost Levytsky
Ukrainian politician (1859-1941).
Born November 18th, 1859 in Tysmenytsia. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1941 at 81 years old in Lviv.
Purnell Pratt
American actor (1885–1941).
Born October 20th, 1878 in Bethel.
Died July 25th, 1941 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
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My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur